MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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